I had an event that I needed hotel space for, so I put it out to bid. We went through the typical process of reviewing the proposals and completed site tours. After our site tour with a particular hotel I received an email thanking me for my visit. These emails are typical from our sales partners, but this one struck me as creative and fun, which was definitely something to remember.
The day Mom quit (or tried to)
As a kid, I had it pretty easy. My own mother was a stay-at-home-mom until I was fifteen. She drove us down to the bus stop each morning. If it was cold and snowy outside she kept us in the warm car until the bus rolled up. She was there after school too. When the bus arrived she would whisk us away to our after school activities. She was always there.
It’s not about drawing the perfect elephant
I spent the morning drawing animals from every letter of the alphabet, in every color of the crayon box at my 3 year old’s request. At first, I attempted to escape the task by sitting on the couch sipping coffee and waiting for soccer to come on. I also tried to do things for the other kids like make breakfast and feed them. Anything to get out of coloring for the next half a day. As he persisted, the more I realized this was an opportunity to lean in.